two CDs Chillout-Lounge compilation released in 2011 and featured by Blank & Jones, Vargo, Claire Tchaikowski, Anthony Island, Velvet Lounge Project, Sunsphere, Mark Watson, Lovers Lane, Triangle Sun, Unit Blue and more.

A collection of early works from 1980/81 which at the time of release had not been released in the UK. Package contains a bonus 12" which had been previously released in 1982.

Three decades after the fact, people looking at releases like This Time by Basie would tend to dismiss it as pandering, Count Basie doing a "pops"-type outing – the cheesy cover art even emphasized the songs over Basie and his band. Nothing could be further from the truth, however – this 16-song release reveals a wonderful body of work, and deserves to be better known. For starters, This Time by Basie swings, smooth and easy but taut, or hot and heavy. From Sonny Payne's understated cymbal intro to "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" to the bluesier notes of "One Mint Julep," Basie and company sound like…

Eli ''Paperboy'' Reed meets The Pepper Pots - Time And Place [EP+DVD] (2012) {Black Pepper}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 88 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 31 Mb
DVD5 -> 4.33 Gb | All Regions | PAL 16:9 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | ~ 35m | ISO Image | Subs: Catalan, Espanol, English
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 69 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2012 Black Pepper Co. / Double Back | DB CD-002 / DB DVD-001
Jazz / Soul

Since there's nothing like good news to start the New Year, American singer Eli "Paperboy" Reed and The Pepper Pots from Catalonia announce the release of their joint venture "TIME AND PLACE", an EP that comprises four tunes of the most classic Soul. The relationship between The Pepper Pots and Eli “Paperboy” Reed started some time back. They first met at one of Reed's famed live shows, where they exchanged music and e-mail addresses. The idea of a joint venture was always a dream and finally became a reality for both bands last May.

Hermann Max's recording of J. S. Bach: Matthaus Passion (Capriccio 60 046-2, rec 1995) with the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert embodies current orthodoxy in most respects: two choirs of 16 voices each are partnered by two orchestras of comparable size, with period instruments sounding at low (Baroque) pitch; tempos are mostly quite sprightly and textures light; ornamentation is sparing and discreet, but cadential appoggiaturas in the recitatives are mostly in place (though the latest fashion seems to be increasingly to omit them). Christoph Pregardien and Klaus Mertens are ideally cast as the Evangelist and Jesus: precise in diction, judicious in expression. The other soloists are more variable. Hans-Georg Wimmer is dependable rather than inspiring in the bass arias. Veronika Winter brings a choirboy timbre to `Blute nur, da liebes Herz!', but there is also a hint of choirboy insecurity in her singing, which seems occasionally to affect also Monika Frimmer in the other soprano numbers. Some of the best solo singing comes from the alto Lena Susanne Norin and the tenor Wilfried Jochens.

Philippe de Canck - Mysteries Of Life - Land Of The Pharaohs
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 221 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Madacy # C-5648-4 | Country/Year: Canada 1993
Genre: Electronic | Style: New Age

Like the many other releases of Philippe de Canck nice new-aged music… among the trillions of other new age composer his music is really good!

VA - Rolling Stone Rare Trax Vol. 53 - Cuba Latina: Jazz From South Of The Border
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 337 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: None, Promo | Country/Year: Germany 2007
Genre: Jazz | Style: Latin

RARE TRAX is a continued series of promotional samplers given away with the german edition of Rolling Stone magazine since the 1990's and has reached volume 80 already. Each version covers a special topic and presents lesser known songs and/or artists.